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Form  No.  471 


In   Memoriam 


Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern 

1873  -  1907 

BY 

The  Dorcas  Bell  Love  Chapter 

National  Society 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution 

OF  WAYNESVILLE,  north  CAROLINA 


"  ^c  gtBctl]  J^s  bclo&eh  sleep." 


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'  /  cannot  say,  I  will  not  say, 
That  she  Is  dead— She  is  just  away ! 
With  a  cheery  smile  and  a  wave  of  her  hand. 
She  has  wandered  into  an  unknown  land. 
And  left  us  dreaming  how  very  fair, 
It  needs  must  be  since  she  lingers  there. 

And  you,  O,  you  who  wildly  yearn 

For  the  old  time  step  and  the  glad  return ; 

Think  of  her  faring  on,  as  dear 

In  the  love  of  There  as  the  love  of  here. 

Think  of  her  still  as  the  same,  I  say 

She  is  not  dead,  she  is  just  away. 


In  Memoriam 


RS.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wul- 
BERN  was  born  at  Waynesville,  N.  C, 
August  3d,  1873.   She  was  the  daugh- 
ter   of    Colonel    and    Mrs.    William 
Williams  Stringfield  and  a  direct  de- 
scendant on  her  father's  side  of  the 
Wickhams    and    Kings    of    Virginia,    the    Goodsons, 
Laniers    and    the    Williamses,     all   of   whom    were 
prominent  in  the  Colonial  and  Revolutionary  periods 
of  our  country's  history.     One  of  these  ancestors  was 
half  sister  of  Mary  Ball,  the  mother  of  George  Wash- 
ington.    She  was  the  granddaughter  of  Rev.  Thomas 
Stringfield.  the  first  editor  of  the  Christian  Advocate, 
published  at  Nashville,  the  official  organ  of  the  M.  E. 
Church  South.    On  her  mother's  side  she  was  a  direct 
descendant  of  the  late  Col.  Robert  Love,  the  founder  of 
Waynesville,  one  of  the  pioneers  of    Western    North 
Carolina,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the    Watauga    Settlement    in 
Tennessee,  and  for  thirty  years  a  presidential  elector. 
Mrs.  Wulbern  was  graduated   from   the   Asheville 
Female  College  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  its  most 
exemplary  and  intellectual  pupils.    For  three  years  she 
was  a  teacher  in  the  graded  schools  of  Waynesville,  in 
which  position  she  sought  to  impress  upon  the  mem- 
bers of  her  classes  her  conception  of  the  duties  of  life 
and  to  inspire  them  with  lofty  sentiments. 


3n  iKptnoriam. 

She  was  a  great  student  of  the  Colonial,  Revolution- 
ary and  post-Revolutionary  history  generally,  and  of 
North  Carolina,  Virginia  and  South  Carolina  in  par- 
ticular. She  founded  the  Dorcas  Bell  Love  Chapter  of 
the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  of  which 
she  was  for  many  years  the  Regent,  and  was  largely 
instrumental  in  having  had  erected  in  the  County 
Court  House  of  Waynesville  on  August  23d,  1902,  a 
bronze  tablet  in  memory  of  Robert  Love.  On  her  re- 
moval to  Charleston,  S.  C,  she  was  elected  an  honor- 
ary member  of  Rebecca  Motte  Chapter  D.  A.  R.,  and 
took  an  active  interest  in  all  its  deliberations  and 
affairs. 

Such  was  her  knowledge  of  the  almost  forgotten 
annals  of  colonial  and  revolutionary  history  that 
the  State  organization  of  the  D.  A.  R.  elected 
her  as  Regent,  a  position  she  held  four  years, 
and  on  her  retirement  as  State  Regent  at 
Greensboro,  in  November,  1904,  was  presented 
with  a  beautiful  loving  cup  as  a  testimonial 
of  love  and  esteem.  She  was  the  first  Regent  to  or- 
ganize the  Society  into  a  State  organization.  She  pre- 
sided with  dignity  and  grace  over  the  annual  meetings 
of  this  patriotic  association  of  women,  and  was  a  wel- 
come and  honored  delegate  at  their  national  conven- 
tions, and  for  four  years  was  a  member  of  Continental 
Hall  Committee  of  the  National  Society.  Her  ad- 
dresses on  these  occasions  were  replete  with  historic 
facts  and  traditions,  and  to  her  untiring  devotion  is  due 
the  rescue  from  oblivion  of  many  a  deserving  name  and 
several  of  the  important  minor  facts  of  history. 

In  May  before  her  death  she  was  re-elected  to  the 
position  of  Secretary  of  the  Woman's  Exchange  of 

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9tt  Mematinm. 

Charleston,  S.  C,  to  which  position  she  was  elected 
the  year  before,  and  was  one  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers of  this  body  of  noble  women  organized  for  the 
purpose  of  helping  deserving  women  in  reduced  cir- 
cumstances. 

She  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Waynesville 
Library  Association,  a  devout  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Church  South,  a  leader  in  many  of  the  benevolent 
and  social  movements  of  the  community  in  which  she 
lived,  and  a  universal  favorite  with  all  classes,  white 
and  black,  rich  and  poor,  high  and  low.  To  do  good 
was  literally  her  religion,  and  she  lived  up  to  the  ex- 
actions of  her  high  ideals. 

On  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  1904,  she  was  married 
to  Mr.  J,  H.  C.  WulbeiTi,  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  to 
which  place  she  removed  with  her  husband.  She  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  Charleston  until  the  summer  o,f 
1907,  when  she  returned  to  Waynesville  for  the  sum- 
mer months,  where  at  her  childhood's  home,  she  died 
August  23d,  1907,  after  a  long  illness,  leaving  a  little 
son,  William  Carsten,  twenty-two  months  old,  to  com- 
fort her  bereaved  husband.  Her  remains  were  taken 
to  Charleston  and  interred  in  Bethany  Cemetery. 

Such  in  brief  outline  are  the  salient  facts  of  one  of 
the  most  womanly  characters  ever  known.  That  she 
made  her  home  as  beautiful  as  her  character,  goes  with- 
out saying,  and  her  memory  will  be  cherished  as  a 
precious  heritage  by  all  who  knew  and  loved  her. 


i(n  Mtmonwn. 


The  National  Society  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  through  its  committee,  presents 
sincere  condolences  to  the  family  of  Mary  Love  String- 
field  Wulbern. 

Knowing  only  in  part,  the  sweetness  of  her  nature 
and  the  intrinsic  beauty  of  her  life,  it  can  yet  realize 
something  of  the  loss  to  those  to  whom  that  life  stood 
in  closest  relations;  and  wishes,  individually  and  col- 
lectively, to  express  the  deepest  sympathy. 

Emily  Nelson  Ritchie  McLean, 

President  General,  D.  A.  R. 
Elizabeth  F.  Pierce, 

Recording  Secretary  General. 
Charlotte  Emerson  Main, 

Chairman. 
Bell  Murill  Draper, 
Eliza  H.  L.  Barker, 

Committee. 


9tt  Mtmorltitn. 


A  Tribute  From  the  Colonial  Dames. 

The  North  Carolina  Society  of  the  Colonial  Dames 
of  America  has  learned  with  profound  sorrow  of  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern. 

The  society  recalls  with  especial  pleasure  her  pres- 
ence at  the  annual  meeting  less  than  a  year  ago.  High 
bred  and  courteous,  refined  and  cultivated,  she  typified 
the  Southern  Woman  of  gentle  habits  and  breeding. 

The  society  desires  to  express  its  deep  sorrow  and  re- 
gret that  so  valued  a  member  be  taken  in  the  prime  of 
a  useful  and  happy  life,  and  we  her  co-workers  desire 
to  add  this  simple  but  heartfelt  tribute  to  the  many 
others  which  will  record  her  virtues  and  the  influence 
of  her  gentle  womanhood. 

We  extend  to  her  grief  stricken  family  so  soon  de- 
prived of  her  wise  counsel  and  sweet  companionship 
our  heartfelt  sympathy. 

Respectfully  tendered  by  the  North  Carolina  Society 
of  Colonial  Dames. 

Florence  H.  Kidder. 

Wilmington,  N.  C,  March  15,  1908. 


3(tt  Mtmavxnm. 

A  Tribute  From  the  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution. 

Of  the  many  brilliant  noble  daughters,  North  Caro- 
lina has  given  to  the  Union  none  possessed  a 
greater  diversity  of  gifts,  or  more  lovable  qualities  than 
Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern.  Of  distinguished 
lineage,  reared  amid  the  most  uplifting  environment, 
'tis  no  marv'^el  these  characteristics  were  developed  and 
the  high  standard  set  by  many  of  her  antecedents  main- 
tained. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  have  known  her  intimately. 
In  the  shadows  of  her  own  forest-clad  Balsams,  near 
the  ceaseless  music  of  the  Richland,  in  the  emerald- 
tinted  valley  she  loved  so  dearly  I  met  her  and — sum- 
mer after  summer — rejoiced  in  the  radiating  influence 
of  her  presence. 

She  was  the  idol  of  a  large  circle  of  relatives  whose 
interest  was  ever  her  first  duty.  In  every  relation  of 
life — as  wife,  mother,  daughter,  sister,  relative, 
friend — the  lofty  ideal  was  always  realized.  While  of 
literary  tastes  she  never  neglected  the  requirements  of 
the  home. 

Her  patriotism  and  zeal  could  not  be  excelled.  Her 
loss  is  keenly  felt  and  must  be  through  the  coming 
years,  not  only  by  the  patriotic  organizations  who  were 
honored  by  her  membership  but  by  those  sister  societies 
of  which  she  was  not  a  member,  and  her  State  in  gen- 
eral. 

During  her  successful  Regency  the  most  cordial 
friendship  was  established  between  the  State  Society 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  the  North 
Carolina  Society,  Daughters  of  the  Revolution.  Her 
interest,  cordiality  and  co-operation  in  patriotic  work, 

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9n  ilpmnriam. 

will  ever  be  cherished  by  our  Order  who  admired  her 
rare  personal  charm  and  splendid  intellect — and  grieve 
over  her  untimely  death. 

Mary  Hilliard  Hinton, 
Registrar;  North  Carolina  Society  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution. 


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3lit  Mr mnrtam- 


A  Tribute  From  the  North   Carolina   Society 
D.  A.  R. 

The  Revolutionary  period  produced  in  North  Caro- 
lina women  of  the  stamp  and  type  of  Dorcas  Bell  Love, 
Elizabeth  Maxwell  Steele,  and  Mary  Slocumb — of  the 
same  noble  spirit  and  heroic  mould  of  mind  a  later  age 
has  given  to  the  State  Mary  Love  Stringfield. 

Queenly  in  mien,  lovely  in  person,  and  with  unusual 
personal  magnetism,  she  possessed  brilliant  mental 
gifts  that  marked  her  as  a  woman  among  women. 

Revering  with  all  the  intenseness  of  her  nature,  the 
greatness  of  North  Carolina's  past,  she  stood  for  the 
best  and  loftiest  things  of  the  present,  and  looked  to- 
wards the  highest  achievements  of  the  future. 

When  as  a  b'ride,  Mrs.  J.  H.  C.  Wulbern,  she 
changed  her  home  to  South  Carolina,  her  native  State 
became  the  poorer  for  her  going ;  when  the  last  sum- 
mons came  and  sister  States  mourned  together  the  loss 
of  a  most  devoted  daughter.  Heaven  was  made  brighter 
by  the  presence  of  one  who  had  so  beautifully  rounded 
out  the  years  of  young  womanhood — who  had  lived  so 
loyally  for  "Home  and  Country," 

Julia  M.  Alexander, 

North  Carolina  State  Secretary  D.  A.  R.,  1902-7. 

Charlotte,  N.  C. 


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2ln  mpmndam. 

Historian's  Report  For  1907. 

You  probably  remember  the  little  plant  that  was 
given  us  by  Mary  Love  Stringfield,  our  Regent  then, 
it  being  one  of  the  thirteen  raised  by  Mrs.  Mary  Lock- 
wood  from  seed  sown  in  the  soil  from  the  foundation 
site  of  our  Memorial  Building  in  Washington.  They 
were  presented  to  each  Regent  of  the  thirteen  original 
States,  and  the  one  for  North  Carolina  was  planted  at 
the  Guilford  Battle  Ground  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  Judge  Schenck  Monument  Square.  I  visited  it  a 
short  while  ago,  and  found  it  had  three  limbs  long 
enough  to  use  as  clippings — which  I  immediately 
planted,  hoping  soon  to  have  a  plant  for  each  of  the 
four  corners  of  the  square;  believing  they  would  make 
acceptable  ornaments  if  kept  trimmed  into  ball-like 
t/ushes — suggesting  the  cannon  balls.  I  also  hoped  to 
be  able  to  send  one  slip  to  Mrs.  Mary  Stringfield  Wul- 
bern,  who  expressed  a  wish  for  one  when  entrusting  it 
into  our  keeping,  but  before  it  had  rooted  I  had  the 
message  saying  Mrs.  Wulbern  had  passed  from  earth 
— "had  passed  in  through  the  gates  into  the  City." 
This  being  true,  allow  me  here  to  speak  a  word  con- 
cerning the  work  of  her  whose  noble  efforts  made  this 
organization — of  which  we  as  members  feel  justly 
proud.  If  you  will  turn  to  the  IMinutes  of  the  ist,  2nd, 
3d,  and_4th  Conferences  of  the  North  Carolina  D.  A. 
R.,  you  will  find  the  Organizer,  source  and  inspiration 
of  this  branch  of  the  National  Society  was  Miss  Mary 
Love  Stringfield,  of  Waynesville,  N.  C,  who  was  ap- 
pointed State  Regent  of  North  Carolina  in  February, 
1 90 1,  to  succeed  Mrs.  E.  D.  Latta,  of  Charlotte.  The 
following  4th  of  July,  pursuant  to  her  call,  the  first 

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3ln  ilfmoriam. 

State  Convention  of  the  North  Carolina  D.  A.  R.  as- 
sembled at  Waynesville.  On  that  date  united  effort  in 
this  State  had  its  birth.  She  had  carefully  selected  all 
names  of  Chapters,  and  of  members  at  large,  in  the 
State  and  to  each  she  wrote  asking  them  to  attend  and 
come  prepared  to  make  suggestions  as  to  possible  work 
in  their  locality,  etc. 

Never  shall  any  of  us  who  responded  to  that  call 
forget  the  assembling  in  the  Haywood  White  Sulphur 
Pavilion — the  lattice  of  vines  and  flowers  that  enclosed 
the  open  side  was  a  temporary  arrangement  to  give 
privacy  to  those  assembled  there.  About  the  room 
could  be  seen  the  hornet's  nest,  flags,  etc.,  showing  that 
no  source  of  State  pride  had  been  forgotten.  The 
speeches,  the  prayers,  the  songs,  the  valuable  papers 
and  suggestions  contributed  were  all  of  the  best.  Noth- 
ing seemed  forgotten  that  would  enkindle  pride,  pa- 
triotism and  magnetism  of  her  who  had  planned  and 
carried  to  perfection  this  the  first  Convention. 

If  you  wish  to  know  the  results  of  this  introduction, 
read  carefully  the  Minutes  of  those  four  years  that  fol- 
lowed and  question  whether  there  was  another  who 
could  have  accomplished  so  much.  The  floral  beauty  of 
that  first  meeting  place  was  not  the  millionaire's  order 
of  a  florist,  but  the  patient  labor  of  love  of  those  hands 
which  felt  the  burden  they  had  taken  up  and  were  will- 
ing to  toil  to  enkindle  and  support  the  cause  that  had 
been  entrusted  to  them,  so  throughout  her  years  of  ser- 
vice for  this — your  organization — yours  because  she 
made  it  for  you ;  her  work  was  one  of  patient  self  de- 
nial that  she  might  do  to  the  uttermost  that  which 
waited  to  b'e  done.  She  touched  upon  so  many  lines  of 
activity  that  they  may  well  be  used  for  future  work 

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3fn  mpmnrtam. 

in  years  to  come.  Never  did  she  drop  from  her  high 
level  of  eloquence.  Never  did  she  seem  to  think  of  self, 
but  with  that  patriotism  which  filled  her  soul  did  she 
pour  out  words  of  counsel  and  wisdom.  Her  reports 
from  the  National  Congress  were  all  comprehensive — 
never  tiresome — bringing  only  the  vital  sparks  gleaned 
from  a  week  of  close  attention  to  duty.  She  was  a 
favorite  with  both  Mrs.  Fairbanks  and  Mrs.  McLean 
who  were  glad  to  appoint  her  as  one  of  their  most  im- 
portant committees  and  her  opinion  was  listened  to 
with  respect.  As  a  parliamentarian  she  ranked  second 
to  none — she  knew  how  to  avoid  hard  feeling  among 
the  members  by  a  witty  remark,  or  question,  and 
smooth  affairs  by  her  keen-sighted  wisdom.  At  that 
first  State  Convention  one  Chapter  Regent  declared 
that  when  she  awoke  and  found  herself  so  far  above 
the  clouds  she  felt  "she  was  as  near  Heaven  as  she 
would  ever  be."  Perhaps  this  Congress  as  a  State 
Convention  was  also,  with  all  its  pristine  enthusiasm, 
harmony  and  true  patriotic  purposes,  yet  it  rests  with 
us  to  preserve  those  first  principles  intact,  to  show  to 
the  world  that  our  enthusiasm  is  true  to  the  origin  of 
the  word — en  tlieos — God  with  us. 

We  wish  no  nobler  example  than  the  life  of  her  who 
gave  us  this  organization,  that  beautiful  mountain  girl 
whose  grave  is  in  the  city  by  the  sea,  but  whose  words 
will  continue  to  inspire  us  in  days  to  come. 
Respectfully  subYnitted, 
Mrs.  Charles  L.  Van  Noppen^ 
State  Historian,  North  Carolina  D.  A.R. 


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3ln  Mptttortam. 

Tribute  From  Dorcas  Bell  Love  Chapter. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Dorcas  Bell  Love  Chapter,  D. 
A.  R.,  September  lo,  1907,  it  was  resolved  that  inas- 
much as  it  has  pleased  God  in  His  all  wise  providence 
to  remove  from  us  the  founder  and  co-worker  of  this 
Chapter,  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern,  that  we  sub- 
mit to  His  will  in  the  taking  away  of  her  whose  life 
was  unfailingly  spent  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  work. 
When  she  called  the  first  State  Convention  together  of 
the  Daughters  they  responded  to  her  call  and  Waynes- 
ville  held  the  first  in  the  State.  She  was  a  recognized 
leader  in  the  National  D.  A.  R.  Congress  held  in  Wash- 
ington annually  for  a  number  of  terms,  while  State 
Regent  of  North  Carolina. 

On  retiring  from  office  November  5th,  1904,  as  she 
was  leaving  the  State  to  reside  in  her  new  home, 
Charleston,  S.  C,  a  loving  cup  was  presented  from  the 
Convention  as  a  tribute  to  her  long  and  faithful  work 
in  the  State. 

On  August  23d,  1907,  when  the  life  of  this  beloved 
Stateswoman  ebbed  out  there  was  a  hushed  silence, 
and  those  who  knew  and  loved  her  best,  had  fellow- 
ship in  their  grief  with  those  who  had  known  her 
works. 

That  this  Chapter  extend  to  the  bereaved  husband 
and  family  their  sincere  sympathy. 

That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  recorded  in  the 
Minutes  of  the  Chapter,  a  copy  be  sent  the  American 
Monthly  Magazine,  and  one  b'e  sent  to  the  Waynes- 
ville  Courier  for  publication. 

Dorcas  Bell  Love  Chapter  D.  A.  R., 

Waynesville,  N.  C. 

Ruth  Bennett  Baker^  Regent. 

Elizabeth  Cole,  Secretary. 

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in  IE? mnrtam. 


Tribute  From  Rebecca  Motte  Chapter,  National 
Society  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution. 

"Hers  was  the  power  to  grasp  Heaven's  bright  for- 
ever amid  the  shadows  of  Earth's  Httle  while." 

In  the  midst  of  the  glory  of  young  womanhood  a 
•cherished  life  has,  by  the  Divine  will  been  transferred 
to  the  realms  above. 

Whereas,  In  the  passing  away  of  Mary  Love 
Stringfield  Wulbern,  Rebecca  Motte  Chapter,  Daugh- 
ters of  the  American  Revolution,  has  sustained  irre- 
parable loss ;  therefore  be  it, 

Resolved,  That  this  Chapter  express  hereby  pro- 
found sorrow,  and  in  paying  loving  tribute,  voice  un- 
bounded appreciation  of  her  many  and  unusually  high 
qualities  of  mind  and  heart. 

Resolved,  That  a  page  in  the  Chapter's  Minute  Book 
be  fittingly  inscribed  to  the  memory  of  Mary  Love 
Stringfield  Wulbern,  and  that  a  copy  of  these  resolu- 
tions be  sent  to  her  bereaved  family. 

Charleston,  S.  C. 


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3ln  mpmoriant. 


Tribute  From  Edward  Buncombe  Chapter 
D.  A.  R. 

Colonel  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Stringfield  : 

Dear  Sir  and  Madam. — At  a  meeting  of  the  Edward 
Buncombe  Chapter  D.  A.  R,,  held  August  30th,  1907, 
I  was  instructed  by  the  Chapter  to  write  and  express 
to  you  its  profound  sympathy  for  the  loss  you  have  sus- 
tained in  the  death  of  your  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Love 
Stringfield  Wulbern. 

We  feel  that  in  the  death  of  Mrs.  Wulbern,  because 
of  her  peculiar  fitness  and  signal  ability,  the  D.  A.  R. 
has  lost  one  of  its  most  useful  and  valuable  members. 

Trusting  that  God  will  mercifully  sustain  you  in  this 
hour  of  bereavement,  I  am. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Rachel  C.  Mitchell, 

Secretary. 

Asheville,  N.  C. 


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From  Home  Mission  Society,  Waynesville,  N.  C. 
M.  E.  Church,  South. 

"Leaves  have  their  time  to  fall, 
And  flowers  to  wither  at  the  north  wind's  breath, 
But  thou  hast  all  seasons  for  thine  own,  Oh,  death." 

These  truths  were  solemnly  impressed  upon  the 
members  of  the  Woman's  Home  Mission  Society, 
M.  E.  Church  South,  Waynesville,  N.  C,  by  passing 
from  earth  to  Heaven  of  our  beloved  friend  and  co- 
w^orker,  Mrs.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern. 

While  our  hearts  are  grieved  to  lose  such  a  valued 
and  zealous  worker,  yet  we  realize  that  the  "Lord's  ap- 
pointment is  His  servant's  hour,"  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  a  most  beautiful  and  worthy  life  has 
been  closed,  but  the  memory  of  the  sweet  companion- 
ship, wise  counsel  and  helpful  life  of  our  dear  friend, 
will  ever  abide  with  us  as  inspiration  in  the  work  of 
Home  Missions. 

That  we  tender  our  love  and  sympathy  to  the  be- 
reaved husband  and  family,  praying  that  the  comfort 
and  consolations  of  the  Holy  Spirit  may  abide  with 
them  forever. 

That  these  resolutions  be  recorded  in  the  minutes  of 
our  Society  and  a  copy  sent  to  the  bereaved  family. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Way, 

President. 
Mrs.  C.  F.  Sherrill, 

Secretary. 

Mrs.  Ira  Erwin, 

Mrs.  E.  T.  Wyche, 

Committee. 


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From  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 
M.  E.  Church  South. 

My  Dear  Mrs.  Stringfield: 

We,  the  members  of  the  Woman's  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society  of  the  M.  E.  Church  South,  wish  to  extend 
to  you  our  love  and  sympathy  in  your  bereavement. 
While  we  realize  that  no  words  of  ours  can  comfort 
your  wounded  heart,  yet  we  do  but  ob'ey  the  commands 
of  our  dear  Savior  when  we  "Weep  with  those  who 
weep  and  mourn  with  those  who  mourn."  We  know 
that  you  are  comforted  when  you  remember  that  "She 
is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth,"  and  that  your  beloved  child 
has  only  gone  on  a  little  while  before  you,  and  that 
Jesus  by  his  death  has  made  possible  for  us  all  to  meet 
our  dear  ones  and  to  be  forever  with  them.  "To  see 
Him  face  to  face,  and  be  with  those  we  love  once 
more." 

We  are  truly  your  friends  in  loving  sympathy, 

Mrs.  G.  S.  Ferguson^ 
Mrs.  Etta  Wyche^ 
Mrs.  W.  p.  Fincher, 

Committee. 
Waynesville,  N.  C,  September  29,  1907. 


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From  Waynesville  Library  Association. 
Resolutions  of  Respect. 

We,  the  officers  and  Board  of  Directors,  for  and  in 
behalf  of  the  Waynesville  Library  Association,  being 
glad  of  this  opportunity  of  paying  trib'ute  to  the  mem- 
ory of  Mrs.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbem,  do  hereby 
adopt  the  following  resolutions: 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  our  beloved  friend 
and  co-worker  the  Waynesville  Library  Association 
and  the  cause  of  education  and  the  uplifting  of  human- 
ity has  lost  a  true  and  devoted  advocate; 

That  her  fidelity  and  faithful  service  to  the  cause  for 
many  years  should  be  remembered,  honored,  and  imi- 
tated as  long  as  there  are  ignorant  and  needy  to  teach 
and  care  for; 

That  her  life  should  ever  be  an  inspiration  to  those 
who  would  rise  above  the  temptations  of  life  and  the 
sordidness  of  mundane  existence; 

That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  family 
of  our  departed  Sister  and  forwarded  to  such  publica- 
tions as  the  President  of  the  Association  may  direct. 
Mrs.  J.  H.  Way,  Mrs.  Hugh  A.  Love, 

Mrs.  G.  W.  Maslin,     Mrs.  J.  W.  Reed, 
Mary  S.  Ector,  Mrs.  Jno.  W.  Norwood, 

Grace  S.  Bowles,  Directors. 

Jno.  W.  Norwood,  President. 

J.  Rufus  McCracken,    Vice-President. 

Grace  S.  Bowles,  Secretary. 

James  W.  Reed,  Treasurer. 


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From  The  Charleston  Exchange  For  Woman's 

Work. 

"The  Charleston  Exchange  for  Woman's  Work" 
would  express  its  sense  of  great  loss  in  the  death  of 
Mrs.  J.  H.  C.  Wulbern,  one  of  its  officers.  Coming 
into  the  work  as  a  stranger  to  many  of  its  members, 
she  won  a  high  place  in  the  esteem  of  all.  She  com- 
bined in  a  rare  degree  decided  ability  most  faithfully 
shown  with  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  laws  controll- 
ing the  proper  administration  of  business  meetings. 
She  was  ever  modest,  unobtrusive,  only  coming  for- 
ward when  appealed  to  for  necessary  information,  then 
ready,  clear,  exact  and  most  retiring  in  the  expression 
of  her  carefully  studied  opinions ;  therefore,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Mrs.  Wulbern  this 
Exchange  has  lost  a  most  valuable,  efficient  officer  and 
friend,  one  whose  place  will  be  most  difficult  to  fill ;  and 
a  member  whom  it  was  always  a  pleasure  to  meet.  And 
that  we  would  record  our  remembrances  of  her  short 
association  in  the  work  with  only  feelings  of  deepest 
regret  that  it  was  so  soon  broken. 

That  the  Exchange  offer  to  Mr.  J.  H.  C.  Wulbern 
its  sincerest  sympathy,  and  that  a  blank  page  in  the 
Minutes  be  inscribed  to  the  memory  of  Mrs.  Wulbern. 
Mrs.  James  Connor,  Chairman. 
Mrs.  R.  W.  Dowie, 
Mrs.  C.  R.  Ravenel. 


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The  following  letters  were  taken  from  the  many  that 
have  been  received.  All  are  sincere  tributes  to 
real  zvorth,  and  shozv  how  zvidely  Mrs.  Wulbern 
zvas  knozvn,  loved,  and  admired.  It  zvould  be  a 
pleasure  to  place  them  all  on  permanent  record, 
hut  the  limit,  assigned  to  this  memorial  admit  of 
only  a  fezv  out  of  the  large  number  received. 
Those  selected  for  insertion  are  representative  of 
all  in  sentiment  and  spirit. 


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3ln  Msmarmm, 

From  Bishop  James  Atkins. 

Waynesville,  N.  C,  April  14,  1908. 

Mr.  J.  H.  C.  WULBERN, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Wulbern  : — I  have  often  desired  to 
write  you  a  line  upon  the  incomparable  loss  which  be- 
fell you  and  your  beautiful  boy  in  the  death  of  your 
wife,  b'ut  hitherto  I  have  been  hindered  by  much  travel 
and  a  great  variety  of  duties.  On  the  very  day  of 
Mary  Love's  death  I  was  starting  to  the  Far  West  on 
a  four  months'  tour. 

It  is,  indeed,  a  terrible  thing  for  two  noble  souls 
bound  together  by  the  ties  of  love  and  parenthood  to  be 
at  any  time  severed  beyond  the  hope  of  earthly  reunion , 
but  it  is  especially  so  when  just  across  the  threshold  of 
real  life,  as  in  the  case  of  Mary  Love  and  yourself. 
And  yet  there  are  in  your  case  many  elements  of  com- 
fort which  you  now  appreciate,  I  am  sure,  but  which 
will  constantly  unfold  to  you  with  the  passing  years. 
Chief  among  them  is  the  real  greatness  of  your  wife's 
character.  To  have  had  and  to  have  rightly  maintained, 
close  relations  with  a  truly  noble  spirit  is  an  immortal 
enrichment  of  any  one  thus  blessed. 

I  knew  Mary  Love  from  her  childhood,  and  had  the 
best  of  opportunities  for  estimating  her  qualities  and 
attainments,  and  I  have  not  for  years  hesitated  to  place 
her  among  the  foremost  young  women  I  have  known. 

Many  years  of  my  life  were  spent  in  the  education 
of  young  women — not  their  mere  intellectual  develop- 
ment, but  what  is  more  important,  the  development  of 
their  characters.  You  may  well  imagine  that  after 
their  school  days  I  have  observed  with  the  deepest  in- 

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terest  their  conduct  in  the  broader  relations  of  life. 
Among  the  hundreds  of  girls  who  thus  came  under  my 
hand,  and  who  have  been  thus  sympathetically  watched 
in  their  after  relations,  I  do  not  recall  one  who,  in  all 
the  varied  positions  in  which  I  have  seen  them,  sur- 
passed her  whom  you  won  to  be  the  partner  of  your 
life. 

Mary  Love  had  a  good  ancestry,  and  she  knew  how 
to  make  good  use  of  it.  She  felt  the  thrill  of  a  noble 
heredity  and  knew  that  it  was  a  call  to  high  endeavor. 
She  knew  also  that  character  is  the  only  exact  measure 
of  any  one's  weight  in  the  world  of  action.  Her  en- 
deavor in  all  the  relations  of  life  from  childhood  up- 
ward was  the  result  of  character.  As  a  pupil  she  was 
conscientious  and  painstaking ;  as  a  daughter,  obedient, 
docile,  dutiful,  helpful,  considerate  and,  if  occasion  de- 
manded, self-sacrificing;  as  a  teacher  she  was  diligent 
and  aggressive,  and  as  a  member  of  the  larger  com- 
munity— society — she  had  varied  charms  which  caused 
her  to  gather  about  her  a  host  of  admiring  and  devoted 
friends.  One  of  her  chief  charms  as  a  member  of 
society  was  that  she  loved  to  be  useful,  and  that  she  had 
gifts  and  attainments  for  being  useful  in  many  ways. 

The  work  which  Mary  Love  did  in  the  organization 
and  development  of  the  work  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution  in  North  Carolina  was  notable. 
She  had  the  historic  instinct,  and  her  close  alliance  in 
ancestry  with  so  many  of  those  who  were  prominent  in 
that  supreme  struggle,  led  her  into  paths  of  research 
which  were  fraught  with  the  most  interesting  and  valu- 
able matter.  In  this  way  she  not  only  contributed  no 
small  amount  to  the  historic  annals  of  her  native  State, 
but  she  gained  therefrom  a  certain  nobility  of  charac- 

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ter  and  a  certain  intellectual  attitude  which  but  few  at- 
tain, and  which  can  b'e  attained  only  by  an  appreciative 
study  of  the  best  of  history  and  biography. 

I  trust  that  the  dear  boy  is  growing  steadily,  which 
is  about  the  only  business  of  boys  of  his  age;  and  I 
doubt  not  that  when  he  is  a  little  older  he  will  study 
under  your  generous  and  gracious  teaching  the  many 
and  great  qualities  of  his  mother,  and  be  conformed  by 
them  and  your  own  example  into  a  man  worthy  of  such 
a  mother. 

With  sincere  respect  and  regard,  I  am, 

Yours  truly, 

James  Atkins. 


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Extract  From  a  Letter  of  Rev.  Jas.  A.  B.  Scher- 
ER,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.,  to  Mr.  Wulbern. 

Troop  Polytechnic  Institute^ 
Office  of  the  President, 
Pasadena,  Cal.,  October  19. 

Sweetness  and  strength  were  so  harmoniously 
blended  in  her  character  that  those  who  met  her  only 
casually  were  moved  as  by  an  unheard  melody.  I 
knew  her  as  your  bride  and  afterwards  as  a  mother. 
She  seemed  to  me  of  those  rare  women  who  point  to- 
wards the  ideal  of  womanhood.  There  is  a  fragrance 
in  my  memory  for  having  known  her,  and  I  feel  a 
closer  friendliness  with  heaven.  It  will  be  more  like 
itself  for  her  presence  there,  and  the  warm  humanity 
which  she  can  never  lose  takes  away  the  foreboding  of 
strangeness.  Your  sincere  friend, 

(Signed)     James  A.  B.  Scherer. 


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112  E.  Mt,  Airy  Ave., 
Philadelphia,,  Pa.,  August  29,  1907. 
Dear  Mr.  Wulbern: 

The  sadness  of  Mrs.  Wulbern's  death  did  not  reach 
us  until  today.  We  truly  grieve  with  you  in  your  sore 
bereavement.  We  had  hoped  and  prayed  that  Mrs. 
Wulbern  would  recover,  but  He  knows  what  is  best, 
and  not  we.  Little  Carsten,  I  am  sure,  will  be  a  source 
of  comfort  to  you.  The  care  of  him  will  help  to 
sweeten  your  bitter  cup.  May  your  Christian  faith 
sustain  you  and  may  God  grant  to  you  His  heavenly 
peace!  I  would  I  were  with  you  in  this  day  of  trial. 
Nothing  else  has  made  me  feel  my  absence  more  keenly. 
I  just  dare  not  give  in  to  the  feeling  which  comes  over 
me.  Yours  very  sincerely, 

(Signed)     Rev.  John  W.  Horine. 


8S 


Hn  mpmartatn. 


Letters  of  Sympathy. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Wulbern  : 

Although  the  National  Board  of  Management  D. 
A,  R.  (of  which  body  your  dear  wife  had  been  an  hon- 
ored member)  and  I  as  presiding  officer — the  President 
General  of  the  Society — have  taken  formal  action  and 
passed  resolutions  of  profound  sympathy  to  her  family 
and  of  high  tribute  to  the  character  and  attainments  of 
Mrs.  Wulbern ;  yet  I  cannot  permit  her  death  to  bring 
such  grief  to  me,  as  it  does,  without  this  inadequate 
word  of  poignant  sympathy  to  yourself,  personally, 
from  myself. 

For  clarity  of  brain,  for  courage  of  conviction,  for 
independence  of  action,  for  loyalty  of  friendship,  I  have 
never  known  Mrs.  Wulbern  to  be  excelled.  Her  loss  is 
a  grave  and  irreparable  one  to  me  and  to  our  organiza- 
tion, Daughters  American  Revolution. 

My  sweet  personal  memory  of  her  is,  as  accompanied 
by  her  splendid  baby — your  son — she  came  to  bid  me 
welcome  to  Charleston,  the  baby  bearing  great  Beauty 
Roses  and  a  little  poem  of  welcome,  and  the  mother  so 
sweetly,  tenderly  proud  in  her  maternity.  As  that  dear 
mother  and  my  beloved  daughter  I  do  and  shall  ever 
cherish  her  memory. 

For  yourself,  your  son  and  hers,  her  mother  and  all 
her  family,  I  beg  to  accept  my  heart-felt  regard  and 
reiterated  sympathy. 

Faithfully  believe  me  yours, 

Emily  Nelson  Ritchie  McLean. 

Washington,  D.  C,  November  28,  1907. 


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Letter  From  Ex-President  General  Mrs. 
Fairbanks. 

My  Dear  Miss  Stringfield: 

Today's  mail  brought  me  the  sad  account  of  the 
death  of  your  sister,  to  whom  I  was  so  deeply  attached. 
I  grew  to  know  her  well  during  the  time  we  were  asso- 
ciated in  the  work  of  the  D,  A.  R.  and  I  found  her 
lovely  and  congenial  in  every  way.  Hers  was  indeed  a 
lovely  character. 

Your  grief  I  share  for  I  was  warmly  attached  to  her 
and  feel  her  death  as  a  personal  loss.  How  sad  to  be 
taken  from  her  little  child  when  he  so  needs  her  care ; 
dear  little  fellow,  I  offer  my  sympathy  to  your  parents, 
brothers  and  sisters  and  to  Mr.  Wulbern;  I  would  that 
it  might  avail  something,  but  one  realizes  in  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  tragedy  of  death  how  poor  and  futile  are 
human  strength  and  sympathy,  I  am, 
Sincerely  yours, 

Cornelia  C.  Fairbanks. 

Manchester-by-the-Sea,  September  g,  1907. 


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Dear  Mr.  Wulbern: 

That  in  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death  seemed 
never  more  forcefully  illustrated  than  when  the  sad  tid- 
ings reached  her  many  friends  of  the  calling  of  our 
Heavenly  Father  to  her  better  home  of  our  dear  friend 
and  associate,  Mrs.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern. 

As  wife,  mother,  daughter,  sister  or  friend,  she 
seemed  to  be  so  much  to  each  and  all.  Yet  He  who 
doeth  all  things  well,  has  taken  her  to  Himself — sub- 
missively we  must  pray  "Thy  will  be  done,"  thankful 
that  we  were  so  blessed  by  her  presence  and  example. 
May  her  sweet,  gentle,  noble  life,  be  an  inspiration  to 
many  of  us  to  try,  as  she  did,  to  so  live  that  when  we 
go  hence  that  the  world  may  be  better  for  our  having 
lived  to  help  others  and  aid  in  accomplishing  good  and 
noble  deeds  in  life. 

I  have  the  sweetest  memories  of  our  most  pleasant 
associations  in  being  together  at  the  annual  council  of 
the  North  Carolina  Society  of  Colonial  Dames  of 
America,  at  Wilmington,  May,  1907,  where  her  pres- 
ence was  appreciated  by  the  officers  and  members  of  the 
Society.  I  feel  that  we  have  lost  a  most  valued  mem- 
ber. 

With  warmest  sympathies  for  family  and  friends, 
Most  cordially, 

Mrs.  Julia  M.  Andrews. 

Raleigh,  N.  C,  February  6,  1908. 


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Letter  From  Governor  Robert  B.  Glenn. 

Colonel  W.  W.  Stringfield  and  Wife. 

My  Dear  Cousins: — Today  my  wife  and  I  were 
deeply  pained  and  shocked  to  hear  of  Mary's  unex- 
pected death,  and  now  write  to  extend  to  you  our  sin- 
cerest  sympathy — we  have  lost  loved  ones  ourselves  and 
therefore  can  truly  sympathize  with  you. 

No  word  we  can  say  can  assuage  your  grief  over 
Mary's  loss,  but  to  know  we  love  you,  and  feel  for  you, 
will  we  hope  carry  some  little  comfort.  Please  for  my 
wife  and  me  give  our  love  and  sympathy  to  the  be- 
reaved husband  and  the  dear  little  one,  and  accept  the 
same  loving  sympathy  for  yourselves. 

God  bless  and  sustain  you. 

Sincerely  your  cousin, 

R.  B.  Glenn. 
Executive  Department, 

Raleigh,  N.  C,  Aug.  30,  1907. 


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Dear  Mrs.  Stringfield: 

My  heart  goes  out  in  sympathy  for  you  all  and  I 
would  fain  write  something  to  assuage  your  grief,  but 
words  are  unmeaning  at  such  a  time.  You  sustained 
a  great  loss  I  know  and  I  know  your  grief  is  equally 
great,  hard  to  bear — so  hard  that  my  own  heart  grieves 
for  you. 

May  the  Lord  bind  up  your  broken  hearts  and  fill 
the  vacuum  he  has  created  with  His  own  Divine  image 
and  enable  you,  though  slain,  to  trust  Him  still. 

I  have  nothing  but  sweet  memories  of  Mary  Love. 
There  is  comfort  in  the  thought,  that  while  earth  is 
darker,  Heaven  is  brighter,  because  another  redeemed 
spirit  is  safely  housed. 

Do  not  dwell  on  her  sufferings,  but  of  her  glorified 
spirit  safe  in  the  bosom  of  a  loving  Father. 

With  love.  Your  sympathizing  friend, 

C.  E.  McLouD. 
Vanderbilt  University,, 

Nashville,  Tenn.,  August  26,  1907. 


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My  Dear  Brother  and  Sister: 

I  have  so  often  thought  of  you  and  sympathized 
with  you  in  the  grief  that  still  lingers  and  will  continue 
to  linger  in  your  heart.  I  knew  I  could  not  appease 
that  grief  in  any  way  for  I  knew  all  about  it  in  my 
own  experience. 

And  yet,  what  an  intense  satisfaction  it  is  to  know 
that  Our  Father  never  makes  a  mistake.  My  own 
heart  yearns  for  the  loved  ones  that  have  vanished 
from  my  sight,  but  I  would  not  recall  them  if  I  could. 

Dear  Mary  was  such  an  engaging  woman;  so 
bright  and  attractive  to  every  one,  it  seems  that  she 
was  so  greatly  needed  here,  but  we  cannot  know  how 
greatly  she  was  needed  "Over  There."  Let  God's 
"Will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  done  in  Heaven."  If 
we  can  say  this  in  the  heart  we  shall  be  happy  even 
while  grieving.  We  know  His  will  is  best  for  us. 
Your  loving  sister, 

Sarah  Stringfield  Butler. 
Editorial  Rooms,  Woman's  Missionary  Advocate^ 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  September  25,  1907. 


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3ftt  i99pnt0natn. 


Raleigh,  N.  C,  Sept.  8,  1907. 
My  Dear  Mr.  Wulbern: 

Do  not  think  because  I  have  not  written  I  am  not 
thinking  constantly  of  your  great  sorrow.  My  mind 
dwells  on  the  grief  stricken  homes  at  Waynesville  and 
Charleston  and  my  heart  bleeds  for  each  of  you — espe- 
cially does  my  heart,  full  of  tenderest  sympathy,  go 
out  to  you  and  the  dear  mother  and  previous  baby  who 
knows  nothing  of  his  loss.  I  knew  Mary  Love — I 
never  thought  there  was  another  soul  like  her.  She 
was  such  an  ideal  type  of  womanhood.  Nobly  did  she 
fill  each  position  in  life.  I  wish  that  I  could  have  been 
in  Waynesville  and  done  something  for  her  or  the  fam- 
ily during  the  weeks  of  suffering. 

With  warmest  sympathy  in  which  mother  joins,  I 
remain,  Faithfully  your  friend, 

Mary  Hillard  Hinton. 


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Hn  HSrmartam* 


Charlotte,  N.  C,  October  28,  1907. 
My  Dear  Mrs.  Stringfield: 

After  a  stay  of  several  months  abroad  I  have  re- 
cently returned  home,  and  was  deeply  grieved  to  learn 
of  the  death  of  my  dear,  dear  friend,  Mrs.  Wulbern. 
I  sent  her  a  post  card  from  some  point  in  Europe,  little 
thinking  that  she  had  been  called  away  in  her  youth 
and  beauty  to  enter  the  Heavenly  realm.  To  my  mind 
she  was  in  point  of  intellect  superior  to  any  woman  of 
my  acquaintance,  and  her  queenly  bearing  and  appear- 
ance would  have  graced  a  throne. 

The  lovely  picture  of  herself  and  the  dear  little  son 
will  always  be  among  my  most  valued  treasures. 

But  while  our  tears  are  falling  we  should  not  forget 
to  lift  our  hearts  in  thanksgiving  for  the  beautiful  life 
with  its  widespread  influence  for  good. 

My  heart  mourns  with  you  in  this  hour  of  sorrow. 
Very  sincerely, 

Julia  M.  Alexander. 


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9n  Mtmatlum, 


House  of  Representatives, 
Washington,  D.  C,  December  17,  1907. 
Dear  Cousin  William  : 

I  know  full  well  how  you  all  miss  dear  Mary  Love, 
and  my  heart  goes  out  to  you  in  sympathy. 

The  important  work  done  by  Mrs.  Mary  Love 
Stringfield  Wulbern,  will  remain  behind  as  her  monu- 
ment, though  she  was  cut  off  at  an  early  age.  This 
work  in  organization  and  administration  done  by  her, 
entitles  her  to  be  numbered  with  the  great  women  of 
North  Carolina.  Along  with  great  capacity,  energy 
and  perseverance,  she  carried  a  beautiful  gentleness 
and  tender  consideration  for  others,  that  made  every 
one  love  her  through  the  wide  field  covered  by  her 
saintly  life. 

Yours  in  deepest  sympathy, 
Richmond  Pearson  Hobson. 


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Hn  ^fmnrimit. 


1 06  West  First  Street, 
Oil  City,  Pa.,  August  26,  1907. 

Mr.  J.  H.  C.  WuLBERN : 

Dear  Friend. — I  am  so  depressed  and  shocked  at 
the  news  of  Mrs.  Wulbem's  death  read  in  the  News 
and  Courier  today  that  I  can  scarcely  hold  my  pen, 
but  must  send  a  line  to  you  to  tell  you  of  my  deep 
grief  and  sympathy  for  you  and  her  parents  and  the 
dear  child  left  motherless.  I  regarded  Mrs.  Wulbern 
as  one  of  the  loveliest  and  most  attractive  women  I  ever 
met.  Seeing  her  first  in  Charlotte  presiding  with  so 
much  dignity  and  ease,  beautifully  gowned,  and  beau- 
tiful in  face.  I  was  her  great  admirer,  and  when  she 
became  yours  and  a  member  of  my  Chapter  I  realized 
her  true  loveliness  and  ability.  She  was  a  right  hand 
to  me.  She  and  Mrs.  Lock  wood  were  to  meet  at  my 
home  early  in  October  and  prepare  a  program  for  our 
conference  in  November,  and  she  said  so  lovingly,  "I 
will  give  some  function  in  honor  of  our  guest  and  to 
show  my  appreciation  of  your  kindness  to  me."  Can 
it  be  that  she  is  already  translated  and  that  I  will  see 
her  no  more.  Her's  was  a  pure  soul  and  ready  to  meet 
the  Master,  but  our  hearts  are  aching  and  what  a 
vacuum  in  your  heart  and  her  parents.  I  am  weeping 
with  you,  dear  Mr.  Wulbern,  and  can  only  pray  that 
God  comfort  the  hearts  of  her  loved  ones  in  his  own 
good  time.  Mrs.  Way  sent  me  a  card  yesterday,  and 
mentioned  that  Mrs.  Wulbern  was  ill,  but  I  will  write 
her  today  and  hope  to  hear  what  all  this  sad  news 
means.  Blessed  Woman,  Precious  Memory,  may  she 
inspire  us  to  a  higher  life.    We  leave  for  Saratoga  on 

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3fn  :^pm0rtam. 

the  29th.    Please  accept  my  heartfelt  sympathy  and  if 
in  looking  over  Mrs.  Wulbern's  papers  you  find  any- 
thing about  Rebecca  Motte  please  let  me  have  it,  for  at 
our  last  meeting  she  took  home  some  plans. 
With  sincere  regards,  I  am. 

Cordially  yours, 

Mrs.  Francis  M.  Jones. 


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ifii  Mtmotintn. 


Waynesville,  N.  C  November  5. 

Mr.  J.  H.  C.  WULBERN, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 
My  Dear  Sir  : 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  know  your  lamented  wife, 
Mrs.  Mary  Love  Stringfield  Wulbern.  For  two  years 
she  was  a  teacher  in  the  Graded  School  here  during 
my  superintendency.  I  can  say  without  reservation 
that  I  never  knew  a  more  conscientious  teacher  nor  a 
more  successful  one,  if  we  measure  success  by  the 
ideals  instilled  in  youthful  hearts.  Her  love  for  the 
children  under  her  care  was  manifest  and  their  admira- 
tion for  her  was  unbounded. 

In  her  death  I  felt  the  loss  of  a  friend.  More  than 
that  I  considered  it  as  a  calamity  to  not  only  her  fam- 
ily and  friends  but  to  society  as  well.  She  was  ever  a 
leader  in  that  which  tended  to  the  good  of  the  com- 
munity both  in  religious  and  secular  matters.  In  his- 
toric research,  especially  pertaining  to  North  Carolina 
and  Haywood  County,  she  aided  me  considerably  in 
some  of  my  investigation  in  the  State's  history,  and  did 
much  independent  work  along  that  line. 

It  was  with  sorrow  that  I  heard  of  her  death,  and 
you  will  please  accept  my  deepest  sympathy. 

Very  truly  yours, 
(Signed)     W.  C.  Allen. 


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lilt  ilf  mortatn. 


Extract  of  a  Letter  From  Mrs,  Avery  to  Mrs. 
Stringfield. 

MoRGANTON,  N.  C,  Sept.  12,  1907. 
Of  all  my  relatives  none  was  so  dear  to  me  as  Mary. 
I  feel  bereft  beyond  the  power  of  words  to  express.     I 
can  only  say  I  have  loved  her  as  a  sister. 
With  deepest  sympathy, 

Yours  sincerely, 

Sallie  Love  Thomas  Avery. 


From  a  Letter  to  Mrs.  Stringfield. 

Philadelphia^  Pa.,  Aug.  30,  1907. 
In  dear  Mary's  death  I  feel  a  personal  loss,  much  of 
our  school  days  and  young-  ladyhood  was  spent  to- 
gether. There  was  never  a  girl  in  Waynesville  more 
generally  loved  and  who  exerted  such  an  influence  as 
Mary  Love.  It  is  impossible  for  mortals  to  under- 
stand why  such  a  sweet  life  should  be  taken,  when 
there  is  so  much  need  for  it  here,  but  the  dear  Lord 
must  have  more  need  for  it,  "Beyond  the  Mists  that 
blind  us  here  in  the  new  and  larger  life  of  that  serener 
sphere!"  I  pray  that  God  may  comfort  and  support 
you  in  this  terrible  trial. 

Yours  very  sincerely, 

Margaret  Love  Marshall, 


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iln  Mtmtit\sim. 


Bremen,  Germany,  Sept.  i6,  1907. 
My  Dear  Carsten: 

My  whole  heart  is  full  of  sympathy  with  you  in  the 
terrible  blow  which  God  has  seen  fit  to  send  yoii. 
When  I  heard  of  Mary  Love's  illness  I  had  hoped  and 
prayed  that  she  would  soon  recover  and  that  you  should 
not  be  called  upon  to  bear  this  sorrow.  I  hardly  dare 
to  think  how  you  will  be  able  to  bear  your  heavy  loss, 
but  I  hope  the  care  of  little  Carsten  will  prove  the  very 
best  help  in  occupying  your  mind  and  thoughts  and 
preventing  you  from  dwelling  more  than  you  ought  on 
your  heart's  sorrow.  For  Mary's  dear  child's  sake 
you  must  face  your  trouble  and  bear  up  bravely.  Your 
sisters  were  completely  crushed  when  I  broke  the  sad 
news  to  them.  I  am  glad  that  they  were  with  us  at 
the  time  and  not  among  strangers. 

With  deepest  sympathy, 

Sincerely  yours, 

Mamie  Bornemann. 


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Jn  Mematium, 


A  Favorite  Poem  That  Was  Found  in  Her  Bible. 

Unity. 

Forgive  O  Lord  our  severing  ways, 

The  separate  altars  that  we  raise, 

The  varying  tongues  that  speak  thy  praise ! 

Suffice  it  now,  in  time  to  be 
Shall  one  great  temple  rise  to  Thee: 
Thy  Church  one  broad  humanity. 

White  flowers  of  love  its  walls  shall  climb, 
Sweet  bells  of  peace  shall  ring  its  chime. 
Its  days  shall  all  be  holy  time. 

The  hymn  long  sought  shall  then  be  heard, 
The  music  of  the  worlds  accord, 
Confessing  Christ  the  inward  word! 

That  song  shall  swell  from  shore  to  shore, 
One  faith,  one  love,  one  hope  restore! 
The  seamless  garb  that  Jesus  wore! 

John  Greenleaf  Whittier^  July  28,  1883. 


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